Juan Ortega y Montañés, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Ortega y Montañés

Spanish priest (1627-1708)

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1627

Place of Birth: Siles, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1708

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Don Juan Ortega y Montañés (also Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño) (July 3, 1627 in Siles, Spain – December 16, 1708 in Mexico City) was a Roman Catholic bishop and colonial administrator in Guatemala and New Spain.
He was successively bishop of Durango (1670 to 1681), of Guatemala (1681 to 1684) and of Michoacán (1684 to March 24, 1700), and then archbishop of Mexico (June 21, 1700 to December 16, 1708).
He also served as interim viceroy of New Spain from February 27, 1696 to December 18, 1696 and again from November 4, 1701 to November 27, 1702.